Prediction Of Baena Vs Lajovic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Ieb+ Argentina Open 2025?

What Time Will Roberto Carballes Baena Play Against Dusan Lajovic?

Baena and Lajovic are on the Day 1 Schedule at Ieb+ Argentina Open 2025 on Monday 10 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Roberto Carballes Baena and Dusan Lajovic will face each other for the first time at the tour level. However, they have met twice before at qualifying matches in Casablanca and Madrid, with Carballes Baena winning in Casablanca and Lajovic emerging victorious in Madrid.

Carballes Baena, 31 years old from Spain, is currently ranked World No. 50 with a career-high ranking of No. 49. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 5-4 and has reached the quarterfinals of the Auckland event. He achieved a significant milestone in his career by entering the Top 50 at the age of 30 and his career-high ranking was attained in April 2023. Carballes Baena won his second ATP Tour title in Marrakech after fighting back from a set down in three out of five matches. He also made history by becoming the first Spanish qualifier to win an ATP Tour title since Almagro in 2006 Valencia. Notable victories for Carballes Baena include defeating No. 11 Shapovalov in the 2020 Roland Garros and No. 4 Rune in the 2023 US Open. He has a record of 1-8 against Serbian players on the tour, with his only win coming against Djere in the first round of the 2018 Lyon.

Carballes Baena has an impressive record on clay, particularly in the opening rounds of tour-level events, where he is currently on an 8-match winning streak. In the Challenger circuit, he has a record of 243-151, including clay-court titles in Seville in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Additionally, he reached the semifinals of the 2014 Casablanca event as a qualifier by defeating Goffin.

Lajovic, 34 years old from Serbia, is currently ranked World No. 81 with a career-high ranking of No. 23. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 1-2, reaching the second round of the Brisbane event. His career highlights include reaching his first ATP Tour singles final at the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, where he achieved his career-high ranking of No. 23. He entered the tournament as the World No. 48 and became the lowest-ranked finalist since 2001. Lajovic captured his second title at the 2023 Banja Luka event, defeating Djokovic in the quarterfinals and Rublev in the final. This victory also made him the first player in the series’ history to secure two Top 10 wins en route to a clay ATP 250 title. He has previously won the Umag singles title in 2019, the Istanbul doubles title in 2015 with Albot, and the team title at the 2020 ATP Cup as a member of Team Serbia. Lajovic has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam twice, at the 2014 Roland Garros and the 2021 Australian Open. He has qualified for ATP Masters 1000 events 13 times, including a run to the quarterfinals of the 2018 Madrid event.

Lajovic is making his ninth main draw appearance in Buenos Aires, with only Schwartzman having more appearances from this year’s field. Despite being the oldest player in the draw at 34 years old, Lajovic had an impressive clay season in 2024, earning 13 out of his 17 ATP Tour wins on this surface.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Baena will win.
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